Diagnósticos y procedimientos en 500 pacientes consecutivos con sospecha clínica de enfermedad pulmonar intersticial / Diagnoses and diagnostic procedures in 500 consecutive patients with clinical suspicion of interstitial lung disease
Arch. bronconeumol. (Ed. impr.)
; Arch. bronconeumol. (Ed. impr.);44(4): 185-191, abr. 2008. tab
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Objetivo: Determinar las tasas de diagnósticos alcanzados con el seguimiento de las directrices actuales y los procedimientos que deben utilizarse para establecer el diagnóstico definitivo mediante la aplicación del nuevo protocolo en la evaluación de los pacientes con sospecha de enfermedad pulmonar intersticial (EPI). Pacientes y métodos: Durante un período de 10 años se evaluó, mediante un único protocolo diagnóstico, a 500 pacientes consecutivos atendidos en una consulta ambulatoria de EPI que presentaban las características de esta enfermedad. Los resultados se introdujeron en una base de datos específica y los diagnósticos de neumonía intersticial idiopática (NII) se establecieron siguiendo los criterios del reciente Consenso. Resultados: Se estableció un diagnóstico definitivo en 427 pacientes (85%), en 125 de ellos sin procedimientos invasivos y en 302 con procedimientos invasivos. En 73 casos (14,6%) no se alcanzó un diagnóstico definitivo y en estos pacientes se estableció el diagnóstico de neumonía intersticial no clasificable. La NII constituyó el grupo predominante, con 193 casos (39%). Las entidades específicas principales fueron: sarcoidosis (n = 93; 19%), neumonía intersticial usual (n = 84; 17%) y neumonitis por hipersensibilidad (n = 75; 15%). En 30 pacientes (6%) se estableció el diagnóstico de una enfermedad distinta a la EPI (falsa neumonía intersticial). Se realizó un total de 433 procedimientos invasivos en 332 pacientes (66%): biopsia transbronquial en 252 (rendimiento diagnóstico directo: 38% y rendimiento diagnóstico cuando se utilizó para excluir otros diagnósticos específicos: 50%); lavado broncoalveolar en 260 (rendimiento diagnóstico: 5%), y biopsia pulmonar quirúrgica en 141 (rendimiento diagnóstico: 93%). Por lo tanto, siguiendo el protocolo diagnóstico actual, se estableció un diagnóstico definitivo en el 85% de los pacientes; de ellos, en el 25% el diagnóstico se estableció únicamente en función de los datos clínicos y de los criterios de imagen, mientras que en el 60% se realizó con procedimientos invasivos. En 141 pacientes (28%) fue necesaria la biopsia pulmonar quirúrgica para establecer el diagnóstico. Conclusiones: La tasa de diagnósticos es elevada cuando se utiliza el protocolo de estudio recomendado. La cuarta parte de los diagnósticos se efectúa mediante criterios clínicos como procedimiento único; sin embargo, otra cuarta parte de los diagnósticos requiere la realización de una biopsia pulmonar quirúrgica
Objective: To determine the diagnostic yield achieved with the application of current recommendations for evaluating patients with suspected interstitial lung disease (ILD) and the procedures that must be applied to reach a definitive diagnosis. Patients and methods: Over a 10-year period, 500 consecutive patients attending an ILD outpatient clinic who showed features of diffuse lung involvement were assessed with a single diagnostic protocol. Results were introduced in a dedicated database and diagnoses for idiopathic interstitial pneumonia were established according to a recent consensus classification. Results: A definitive diagnosis was reached in 427 (85%) patients: in 125 without invasive procedures and in 302 with invasive procedures. In 73 (14.6%) cases a definitive diagnosis was not reached, and patients were placed in the group of unclassifiable interstitial pneumonia. Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia was the predominant group with 193 (39%) patients. The main specific entities included sarcoidosis with 93 (19%) patients, usual interstitial pneumonia with 84 (17%) patients, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis with 75 (15%) patients. Thirty (6%) patients were diagnosed with an illness other than ILD (false ILD). In 332 patients, we performed a total of 433 invasive procedures: transbronchial biopsy in 252 (direct diagnostic yield, 38%, or if used also to exclude other specific diagnosis, 50%), bronchoalveolar lavage in 260 (yield, 5%), and open lung biopsy in 141 (yield, 93%). Hence, following the current diagnostic approach, a definitive diagnosis was established for 85% of patients, for 25% solely on clinical grounds and imaging criteria and for 60% on the basis of invasive procedures. Diagnosis by open lung biopsy was still required for 141 (28%) patients. Conclusions: The diagnostic yield was high when the recommended study protocol was followed. A quarter of the diagnoses were reached with clinical criteria alone, but another quarter could only be made after open lung biopsy
Objective: To determine the diagnostic yield achieved with the application of current recommendations for evaluating patients with suspected interstitial lung disease (ILD) and the procedures that must be applied to reach a definitive diagnosis. Patients and methods: Over a 10-year period, 500 consecutive patients attending an ILD outpatient clinic who showed features of diffuse lung involvement were assessed with a single diagnostic protocol. Results were introduced in a dedicated database and diagnoses for idiopathic interstitial pneumonia were established according to a recent consensus classification. Results: A definitive diagnosis was reached in 427 (85%) patients: in 125 without invasive procedures and in 302 with invasive procedures. In 73 (14.6%) cases a definitive diagnosis was not reached, and patients were placed in the group of unclassifiable interstitial pneumonia. Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia was the predominant group with 193 (39%) patients. The main specific entities included sarcoidosis with 93 (19%) patients, usual interstitial pneumonia with 84 (17%) patients, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis with 75 (15%) patients. Thirty (6%) patients were diagnosed with an illness other than ILD (false ILD). In 332 patients, we performed a total of 433 invasive procedures: transbronchial biopsy in 252 (direct diagnostic yield, 38%, or if used also to exclude other specific diagnosis, 50%), bronchoalveolar lavage in 260 (yield, 5%), and open lung biopsy in 141 (yield, 93%). Hence, following the current diagnostic approach, a definitive diagnosis was established for 85% of patients, for 25% solely on clinical grounds and imaging criteria and for 60% on the basis of invasive procedures. Diagnosis by open lung biopsy was still required for 141 (28%) patients. Conclusions: The diagnostic yield was high when the recommended study protocol was followed. A quarter of the diagnoses were reached with clinical criteria alone, but another quarter could only be made after open lung biopsy
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Collection:
06-national
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ES
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Sarcoidosis
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Lung Diseases, Interstitial
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage
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Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
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Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Es
Journal:
Arch. bronconeumol. (Ed. impr.)
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article